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Natalie Alcoba in Buenos Aires

Alleged gang rape in Argentina fuels calls for men to fight gender violence

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People march on International Women’s Day on 8 March in Córdoba, Argentina. Photograph: Daniel Bustos/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

An alleged gang rape in broad daylight has shone a harsh spotlight on the pervasiveness of rape culture in Argentina and prompted fresh calls for men to play a bigger role in the country’s battle against gender violence.

The assault of a 20-year-old woman by six men allegedly happened on a holiday Monday afternoon in February, in a parked car in Palermo, one of Buenos Aires’ busiest neighbourhoods.

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